CA2AfricaCorbeels, MarcTriomphe, B.Tittonell, PabloAffholder, F.Lahmar, R.Scopel, E.Alary, V.Jourdain, D.2016-04-192016-04-192010Presented at the XI European Society for Agronomy Congress, Montpellier, France, 29 August - 3 September 20105058_tailoring_ca_to_local_contexts_in_africa.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70298This presentation provides an overview of the need for and challenges to adapting Conservation Agriculture practices to local conditions and social context in Sub-Saharan Africa. Major constraints addressed are start-up costs coupled with longer term yield increases, poor access to markets, and the need for capacity building prior to implementation.application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightSocial impactsConservation agricultureSemiarid zonesTenure systemSocial capitalEnvironmental impactsInstitutional capacity buildingConservation tillageAdoption of innovationsSub-Saharan AfricaLocal contextCA adoptionLabor divisionsFarm/Enterprise Scale Field Scale WatershedPresentation